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Complications

After 20 years with type 1, I have numbness and tingling in my feet. The nurse practitioner has no advice. What kind of doctor should I see about this?

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If a person with “mild” diabetes occasionaly has albumin in their urine, can this be reversed?

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Could the Neurontin I was given recently be an effective treatment for pain relief from gastroparesis? I was prescribed it for right side abdominal pain, the cause of which is unclear.

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I’ve had type 1 for 10 years. Recently, after stopping L-thyroxine, I’ve been having pains in the joints of my fingers and toes and very cold hands and feet. Could this be the beginning of neuropathy or is it from stopping the medication?

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I have a large varicose vein on my pelvic bone. My doctor said this is probably a complication of my type 1 diabetes. Is this possible?

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I’ve had type 1 for 19 years. I have developed posterior subcapsular cataract in both eyes. How long until this affects my vision? Are the results of cataract surgery for people with diabetes generally favorable in the absence of diabetic retinopathy?

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I have been told that children, especially in the early stages of diabetes, do not have gastroparesis, but a study (R and R interval) done by our son’s doctor showed that my son has an abnormal profile that could indicate gastroparesis. Also, my son has the classic pattern of blood sugar associated with gastroparesis.

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My 2 year old’s endocrine doc recently told me that studies have shown that high blood sugars that occur (300’s for instance) on a regular basis (say every morning) in an otherwise fairly well-controlled (mid 100’s) diabetic child will not have the same harming effects for later in life as they would if the child were over the age of 10.

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My son is 4 1/2 years old and type 1. He was diagnosed 7 months ago. Sometimes he says his leg hurts. I heard an advertisement on the radio asking for volunteers with diabetes and leg pains. Can his diabetes be causing him pain at this age?

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My Goddaughter is Type 1 diabetic since age 9. She is now 21. She has developed complications of neuropathy. I read that lipoic acid can help neuropathy tremendously. Why is the FDA dragging its feet in the U.S. on this megavitamin?

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